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A special version called HBASIC was shipped with Hercules Graphics Cards.
A special version called HBASIC was shipped with Hercules Graphics Cards.
==Publications==
* ''Microsoft GW-BASIC User's Guide and Reference'' - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-260-4


==Links==
==Links==
* [https://archive.org/details/MicrosoftGwBasic Microsoft GW-Basic Manual] - At the [[Archive.org]] website.
* https://github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC
* https://github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC


[[Category:BASIC interpreter]]
[[Category:BASIC interpreter]]

Revision as of 16:22, 14 February 2024

GW-BASIC is a variant of Basic developed by Microsoft Corporation and sold as an alternative to IBM PC BASIC to OEMs that made IBM PC clones, and was typically bundled with OEM versions of MS-DOS and MS-OS/2.

Versions

  • 1.00 (1983) - included with Compaq DOS 1.13
  • 3.20 (1986) - with MS-DOS 3.20, EGA support
  • 3.22
  • 3.23 (1988) - shipped with MS-DOS 4.01

A special version called HBASIC was shipped with Hercules Graphics Cards.

Publications

  • Microsoft GW-BASIC User's Guide and Reference - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-260-4

Links